Category Archives: G Financial Economics

Many economic crises start on Wall Street and it is often not clear whether fundamental problems caused the financial markets to crumble or whether it was the bankers that brought down the whole economy. The latest crisis made the proponents of the latter view more vocal but there are still moments in history that suggest… Read More »

Is it worth it to mine bitcoins? Should I do it on my computer? The short answers would be: it depends and definitely no, respectively. To shed more light on the issue of bitcoin mining, Karl O’Dwyer and David Malone published a short study which analyses the costs of electricity used to mine bitcoins. It… Read More »